Concert in honor of Bernstein’s 100th features Fairfield County Chorale

Phyllis A Boros | CT Post

March 8, 2018

The legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein made his home for decades in Fairfield County. In honor of the late maestro’s 100th birthday on Aug. 25, the Fairfield County Chorale will perform a Centennial Celebration concert on Saturday, March 10, at the Norwalk Concert Hall. In an email, the FCC said it will be performing […]

Saturday, March 10, 7:30 pm – Leonard Bernstein: A Centennial Celebration with The Fairfield County Chorale at Norwalk Concert Hall, 125 East Avenue, Norwalk, CT. Join The Fairfield County Chorale as they celebrate one of Fairfield’s most renowned residents, Leonard Bernstein, on his 100th birthday by performing his exuberant Chichester Psalms and Make our garden grow from his 1956 operetta, Candide. Dvorak’s Te […]

The “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah has become a staple at many a holiday concert, but the Baroque masterpiece is done rarely in its entirety. The Fairfield County Chorale will address this lapse at its holiday concert on Sunday afternoon, December 10 at the Norwalk Concert Hall, said music director David Rosenmeyer, adding that the concert […]

There are so many special features planned for the Fairfield County Chorale’s upcoming Norwalk concert that it seems to rival the most elaborate of feasts with several sumptuous courses. The concert, Saturday, May 14, at the Norwalk Concert Hall, is bursting with highlights, said Maestro David Rosenmeyer, during a recent telephone chat. Among the high […]

On Saturday, March 12, the Fairfield County Chorale will bring 100 voices to the unique tradition of American choral music, featuring selections by Copland, Whitacre and Connecticut’s own Charles Ives at the Norwalk Concert Hall. Stylistic diversity is the foundation of the concert, according to the chorale’s concert announcement: “From from the rousing patriotism of […]

The Fairfield County Chorale will bring its season to a close on Saturday, May 9, at 7:30 p.m., with works by Mozart, Poulenc, Faure and Loeb at the Norwalk Concert Hall. Executive Director John Parkinson announced that David Rosenmeyer will conduct the 120-voice chorale accompanied by The Fairfield County Chorale Orchestra. Guest soloists are Larisa […]

The breadth of human emotion — from utter despair to sublime joy — will be offered in a program of two concerts that unites the talents of the Fairfield County Chorale and the New Haven Symphony Orchestra. Reflecting Judeo-Christian aspects of the season (Passover is April 3-11, Good Friday is April 3 and Easter will […]

Considered by many as one of the greatest pieces of music ever written, Handel’s Messiah will be performed in its entirety Sunday afternoon, December 14, in Norwalk by the 120-voice Fairfield County Chorale. “Although Handel wrote Messiah in only 24 days, more than 200 years later it has become one of the best-known and most frequently […]

This is the second time I’ve heard FCC perform Carmina Burana, and last evening certainly lived up to my memory of how well it was performed the last time. It is such a difficult piece rhythmically, and I am impressed with the ease with which FCC went through it. There is nothing better than a wonderful night of great music to start the holiday season, so thank you so much!